HINES v. STATE

No. A-333.

703 P.2d 1175 (1985)

William Wesley HINES, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

August 2, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary E. Greene, Asst. Public Defender, Fairbanks, and Dana Fabe, Public Defender, Anchorage, for appellant.

Robert D. Bacon, Asst. Atty. Gen., Anchorage, and Norman C. Gorsuch, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

Before BRYNER, C.J. and COATS and SINGLETON, JJ.


OPINION

SINGLETON, Judge.

William Wesley Hines was convicted of one count of sexual assault in the first degree, AS 11.41.410(a)(1). He appeals contending that the trial court erred in failing to grant a mistrial and in failing to impose sanctions for the destruction of police interview notes. We affirm.

The facts of this case can best be understood in connection with the issues presented by Hines.

I. FAILURE TO GRANT MISTRIAL

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